How To Schedule Python Scripts As Cron Jobs With Crontab (Mac/Linux) - Python Task Automation

In this tutorial, we learn about cron jobs and how to schedule commands and Python scripts in the terminal via crontab (for Linux and Mac). This allows us to run commands on a repetitive schedule. We specifically look into running Python scripts as cron jobs. There are a couple of pitfalls where we have to be careful. We also learn how to schedule jobs with a virtual environment.

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Timeline:

00:00 - Introduction

01:20 - Cron syntax

06:00 - Crontab

07:15 - Python scripts

10:40 - Virtual Environment

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